Thread: Just can't get the hang of it.

Originally Posted by Paddington

[SIZE="3"]Hey there Dave,
I think everyone who shaves with a straight at some point in time said, “bugger this, I’m going to buy a Gillette Mach 3” – I know I have.

+1

I shaved for years with a shavette, finally tried a real straight without anyone to teach me anything, and then gave up after a couple of months, saying 'this is crap'

I found it a couple of years later, and decided that this time I was going to succeed.
My first shave (no stropping, canned soap and bad technique) was fun because I enjoyed doing it, but a disaster vis-a-vis the effect on my face. I am pretty sure that my neighbors heard me scream when I splashed on the aftershave.

Then I decided to search the net, and after half a day I found SRP.
I asked a lot of newbie questions, had to learn the most basic things, and discovered that pretty much EVERYTHING I did was wrong: angle, lather, technique, stropping, ...

It took me about 6 months to get to the point where a shave was enjoyable. I changed 1 thing at a time, and tried it a couple of times to see if it was an improvement or not.

I have taught several people how to shave in person, and if you can, try to find an SRP member in your general area to show you how to shave in person. That will save you months of trial and error.

I know from experience that at this moment, you are probably wondering if straight razors can really shave you as good as something else. From my persoanl experience, I can guarantee you it can.